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Ikwe

1.0 58 mins Drama   TV Movie   History   1986
ONF | NFB  
Director(s): Norma Bailey

A young Ojibwa girl from 1770 marries a Scottish fur trader and leaves home for the shores of Georgian Bay. Although the union is beneficial for her tribe, it results in hardship and isolation for Ikwe. Values and customs clash until, finally, the events of a dream Ikwe once had unfold with tragic clarity.

Casts of Ikwe

Hazel King

as Ikwe

Gladys Taylor

as N'okom

Patrick Bruyère

as Chejauk

William Ballantyne

as Bluecoat

Vicky Klyne

as Ikwe's Mother

Marion Moneyas

as Ningik

Jamie Hardisty

as Nigeeg

Sarah Peebles

as Anoquat

Kim McCaw

as Scott

Wally McSween

as Dugald

David Gillies

as MacDonald

Blake Taylor

as Lussier

Claude Ploudre

as Voyageur 1

James Davies

as Voyageur 2

Laurie Thiebert

as Voyageur 3

Roger Ballantyne

as Voyageur 4

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